Good old Marcus Mariota. Marcus Mariota was a pretty decent QB for the Titans from 2015-2019. He never became the superstar talent that many including myself hoped he'd become after having a historically great college career. But he made some solid plays over the years and really did help turn the Titans around when the team was in the dark ages.
Mariota even helped lead the Titans to the playoffs in the 2017-18 season and won a thrilling game against the Chiefs in that post-season!
Mariota helped lead the Titans to three straight 9-7 seasons until Tannehill came in and basically took his job in that 2019-2020 season. I don't know if Mariota really appreciated his departure from the Titans, but I know most Titans fan appreciate what he did for the franchise. In many ways his impact on the team is still felt from this day. Mariota didn't turn the Titans from losers to champions, but he definitely, along with players like DeMarco Murray, helped turn the Titans from losers to respectable winners.
Nowadays Mariota has been a backup QB. He did get another chance to start in 2022, but ultimately the Falcons moved in a different direction after Mariota led the team to a 5-8 record. Recently he signed with the Eagles as the backup to Jalen Hurts. If the Titans can't win it all I guess I wouldn't be furious to see Mariota get himself a ring.
A throwback Madden clip of Mariota by me!
Another good old Madden 23 game. Hopefully soon I can buy Madden 24.
